 The week of June 15-22 was Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Week in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The official kickoff will toke place in Port aux Basques and throughout the week, law enforcement officers from across the province ran to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.
The torch run concluded on June 22 when law enforcement officers paraded the flame of hope into the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Championships in St. John’s.
“The LETR is our biggest supporter at the local and provincial level,” said John Byrne, Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador’ executive director.
“These law enforcement officers are heroes to our athletes and through their hard work they ensure that Special Olympics programs can be a reality.”
LETR director Ben Whelan said that, “Law enforcement officers from federal and provincial departments throughout Newfoundland and Labrador are proud to carry the flame of hope for Special Olympics.”
One member of the Conception Bay South and Paradise Community Police took part in this event. After the event Simon Mac Innis, president for the Committee was asked of his thought on the run. Mac Innis said that, “this was his first run in Newfoundland and Labrador but not his first torch run ever.” He went on to say that he has been involved in the Torch run a number of times in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia through different law enforcement agencies. Also Mac Innis said that he plans to make this an annual tradition for the Committee and some of it’s other members.
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.jpg) We all deserve to live in a safe and healthy community. Given the close knit nature of many communities, people may see and experience first-hand the affects that crime has on friends and neighbors, and how it affects children and youth, families and most of all, the whole community. Crime affects all areas of our lives, including our health, employment and sense of social security; it inflicts loss, injury, fear and emotional trauma.
To truly make our communities safer requires the support and commitment by everyone. Working together, sharing ideas and by simply tackling the causes of crime as one, we can have positive long-term results.
Recently, The Conception Bay South/Paradise Community Based Police in conjunction with the Avalon Chapter of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving officially launched at the Mount Pearl Detachment of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary a cooperative partnership with each other’s organizations to share resources and ideas, as well as work together on some community awareness projects. More information will be available on this newly formed partnership in coming months as more of the details get worked out.
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This years winner for the 'Rules for Ghouls' coloring contest which was sponsored by the St. John's Crime Prevention Committee was a student from St. Edward's Elementary School in Kelligrews. On hand for the presentation was Simon B. Mac Innis, the Coordinator for the Conception Bay South and Paradise Community Based Police.